A VISUAL HISTORY OF LIGHT BY THE ATLANTIC

About 400,000 years ago, humans and Neanderthals discovered fire. This ignited a relationship between people and photons that changed the course of mankind—and continues to evolve to this day. Take a tour through the visual history of light in the video above, and read below for further information on the inventions. A detailed timeline of light inventions throughout humanity realized by Atthar Mirza for The Atlantic.